Cross country was the first sport offered for women at W&L, debuting in 1985. Since then, the women have boasted consistent success had have won 10 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships, the most of any conference school. In 2006, the Generals won their third-straight ODAC Championship with the help of ODAC Runner of the Year Jackie Burns, ODAC Freshman of the Year Kat Telfeyan and ODAC Coach of the Year Kris Hoey. Burns and Telfeyan both participated in the NCAA Championship race.

Game Recaps

• Three Generals Compete at the NCAA Cross Country Championships
  Washington and Lee juniors Michael Welsh (Tullahoma, Tenn./Tullahoma) and Becca Taylor (Hamilton, Ohio/Edgewood), and sophomore Kat Telfeyan (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) were all in action on Saturday morning at the NCAA Division III Cross Country Championships hosted by St. Olaf College.
• W&L Cross Country Competes at Regionals; Women Take Third, Men Place Fourth
  The Washington and Lee cross country teams competed at the NCAA South/Southeast Regional hosted by Christopher Newport University and held at Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Va. The women placed third out of 28 teams, while the men placed fourth out of 21 teams.
• W&L Cross Country Sweeps ODAC Championships
  The Washington and Lee men’s and women’s cross country teams swept the Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championships for the fourth-straight year as both teams won their respective races on Saturday morning at the Dick Miller Cross Country Course.
• W&L Women's Cross Country Finishes Second at DeSales Invitational
  The Washington and Lee women's cross country team finished second out of 23 teams at the Desales Invitational on Saturday morning in Allentown, Pa.

Athletics Headlines

• 4/22/2008:  A Total Of 178 W&L Students Earn Scholar-Athlete Awards
  Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced that 178 students earned Scholar-Athlete awards during the recently completed winter term. The students are all members of W&L athletic teams and achieved a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.500.
• 4/22/2008:  W&L Continues to Raise Funds for Wilson Field Renovations
  Through the efforts of former Washington and Lee athletes, nearly $700,000 has been raised since February 1 to meet the "Rise to the Challenge" campaign for the final funding of the Wilson Field renovation project. The alumni Generals are fast-approaching the Challenge goal of $1.5 million.
• 2/29/2008:  W&L Cross Country Teams Garner Academic Recognition
  The United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) recently released its 2007 All-Academic Cross Country Teams and both the Washington and Lee men's and women's teams were honored.
• 10/15/2007:  Four Generals Named ODAC Athletes of the Week
  The Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) released its Athletes of the Week for the week ending Oct. 14 and four Generals earned the conference's weekly accolade.
• 9/13/2007:  W&L Cross Country Teams Break into Top 5 in the Region
  The 2007 Washington and Lee men's and women's cross country teams were picked by the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) for the Division III Preseason Regional rankings. The women's team was selected third in the South/Southeast Regional rankings, while the men's team was picked fifth.
• 8/27/2007:  W&L Cross Country Teams Picked to Win ODAC Title
  The Old Dominion Athletic Conference released its 2007 preseason coaches poll on Monday afternoon and the Washington and Lee men's and women's teams were both chosen as the favorites to win the crown.